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Feel the rhythm, and dance to the beat. From ballet and tap to Pow Wow, share the joy of dance and reading with these fun-filled stories for International Dance Day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Giraffes Can\u2019t Dance<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Gerard the giraffe’s long neck may make him good at eating leaves from trees, but his short legs and knobby knees don’t make him a very graceful dancer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the annual Animal Dance, the chimps cha-cha, the lions tango, and the warthogs waltz, but Gerard just feels like a klutz, especially when all the other animals point and laugh at his moves. When all the other dancers refuse to let him join their can-can, Gerard wanders sadly home. But on his way he meets a little cricket who tells him a secret: what Gerard really needs is a special kind of music. Could this clumsy giraffe become the jungle’s next dancing sensation after all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filled with poetic rhymes and genuine humour, this big-hearted story will inspire kids everywhere to believe in themselves and dream big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peppa Pig : La le\u00e7on de ballet<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Peppa goes to her very first ballet lesson where she learns a graceful dance routine. But when Peppa decides to teach Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig how to dance, too, she finds out they might just have some dance moves of their own!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shiny Misfits<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

A hilarious story about fame and friendship, by comedian and disability activist Maysoon Zayid, paired with Shadia Amin’s absolutely perfect art!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bay Ann wants to shine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s sure her moment in the spotlight has arrived when she wins the school talent show with a show-stopping tap routine! But then her classmate and crush, Alyee Maq, causes her to wobble and almost fall. The video of him catching her goes viral, making Alyee an overnight sensation for \u201chelping her.\u201d Bay Ann is reduced to her disability and her talent is ignored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bay Ann doesn\u2019t want her classmate to get all the fame, and she is NOT satisfied being anything but the best. She\u2019ll do everything in her power to beat Alyee at his own attention-seeking game. With the help of her two best friends, Michelle and Davey Matt, she\u2019ll go up against Alyee and his crew to prove she\u2019s number one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as Bay Ann tries to find the thing that really makes her stand out, everything she tries goes disastrously wrong. What if the only way to beat her enemy . . . is to join him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a hilarious and one-of-a-kind graphic novel about fame, friendship, and fighting to take back your own story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Phoenix Gets Greater<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Phoenix loves to play with dolls and marvel at pretty fabrics. Most of all, he loves to dance\u2014ballet, Pow Wow dancing, or just swirling and twirling around his house.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes Phoenix gets picked on and he struggles with feeling different, but his mom and brother are proud of him. With their help, Phoenix learns about Two Spirit\/Niizh Manidoowag people in Anishinaabe culture and just how special he is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the childhood experiences of her son, Phoenix, Marty Wilson-Trudeau demonstrates the difference that a loving and supportive family can make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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La danse des mains<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Your hands spin, jump, roll, take off, fly! Enter the dance… the dance of the hands! This book to read, play, dance, invites the child to walk their hands over the pages and gradually release their gestures, in a real choreography for the hands. A tribute to dance, the painter’s gesture and the dexterity of the hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When You Adopt a Pandarina<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

From author Matilda Rose and illustrator Tim Budgen, the creators of the When You Adopt series, When You Adopt a Pandarina<\/em> is a sparkling picture book about trying your best and never giving up, thanks to an inspiring magical pet.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next time you\u2019re in Fairyland, make sure you visit Mrs Paws\u2019s Haven for Magical Pets in the town of Twinkleton-Under-Beanstalk. It\u2019s truly an enchanting place. There are singing llamas, sparkly starwhals, snuffly pugicorns . . . and Pandarina!! That\u2019s right! She\u2019s a panda who loves to dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Princess Skye thinks that she is SO clumsy. There\u2019s no way she can dance at Queen Elsie\u2019s birthday ball with all her friends! But waiting for her at Mrs. Paws\u2019s Haven for Magical Pets is a pet who might just change her mind . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pandarina is a magical panda who loves<\/em> to dance. Can Pandarina help Princess Skye find her feet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

“Clearly organized and educational-an incredibly useful tool for both school and public libraries.” \u2015School Library Journal, starred review.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a lifelong competitive powwow dancer, Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane is a guide to the protocols, regalia, songs, dances and even food you can find at powwows from coast to coast, as well as the important role they play in Indigenous culture and reconciliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane is an Anishinaabe dancer, educator, writer, artist and orator from Wiikwemkoong on Manitoulin Island, Ontario.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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